Tikitam Palms Boutique Hotel

Property class: 5 and above
Kiwengwa beachfront hotel with 2 restaurants and outdoor pool

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Tikitam Palms Boutique Hotel offers a private beach where you can enjoy beach umbrellas, volleyball, and sun loungers, plus you'll have access to onsite snorkeling and kayaking. Guests in the mood for pampering can indulge in deep-tissue massages, facials, and body scrubs, and the outdoor pool provides fun for everyone. Jua, one of 2 restaurants, serves local and international cuisine and is open for breakfast and dinner. This luxurious hotel also features a poolside bar, free bike rentals, and a terrace.
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Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Airport transfer
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
$214 nightly
The total price is $256
Oct 31 - Nov 1
Total with taxes and fees

Room options

View all photos for Luxury Villa, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

A hotel room with a four-poster bed, a bedside table with a lamp, and a mirror on the wall.

Luxury Villa, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Ocean view
  • 495 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Sultan Villa

A double bed with white linens, two bedside tables with lamps, sheer curtains, and a view of greenery outside.

Sultan Villa

  • Ocean view
  • 915 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Swahili Villa

A living room with two blue sofas, patterned cushions, a small wooden table with a yellow vase, and a wall-mounted light fixture.

Swahili Villa

  • Partial sea view
  • 495 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Masai Villa

A bedroom with a large bed, two bedside tables, a hanging light fixture, and a large window with curtains.

Masai Villa

  • Garden view
  • 495 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Ocean Room

A room with large windows, a wooden table, two chairs, and a small table with a lamp.

Ocean Room

  • Ocean view
  • 430 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Coconut Room

A neatly made bed with a white pillow and a blue decorative pillow, a wooden headboard, a bedside table with a lamp, and a green plant on the bed.

Coconut Room

  • Partial ocean view
  • 431 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Safari Room

A four-poster canopy bed with a nightstand and lamp, a suitcase, and a mirror.

Safari Room

  • Garden view
  • 430 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Tinga Tinga Room

A decorative lamp with a textured surface and a silhouette of a camel and a horse in the background.

Tinga Tinga Room

  • Garden view
  • 291 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

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Mwadudu, Zanzibar, Kiwengwa, Unguja North Region, 727

What's nearby

  • Pongwe Beach - 5 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Kiwengwa Beach - 6 min drive - 4.5 km
  • Mapenzi Beach - 19 min drive - 14.5 km
  • Pwani Mchangani Beach - 19 min drive - 14.9 km
  • Muyuni Beach - 25 min drive - 19.0 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 87 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪AVO Boutique Hotel - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪The Green & Grill - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Spice Restaurant - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Pool Bar @ Melia - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Andiamo - ‬15 min drive

About this property

Tikitam Palms Boutique Hotel

  • Tikitam Palms Boutique Hotel offers a private beach where you can enjoy beach umbrellas, volleyball, and sun loungers, plus you'll have access to onsite snorkeling and kayaking. Guests in the mood for pampering can indulge in deep-tissue massages, facials, and body scrubs, and the outdoor pool provides fun for everyone. Jua, one of 2 restaurants, serves local and international cuisine and is open for breakfast and dinner. This luxurious hotel also features a poolside bar, free bike rentals, and a terrace.

At a glance

CHECK-IN
2:00pm
CHECK-OUT
11:00am

Hotel size

    • 8 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
    • Contactless check-in available
    • Express check-out available
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 11:00 AM
    • Contactless check-out available
    • Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

    • This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
    • Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum guest age is 16
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

    • No cribs (infant beds)

Pets

    • No pets or service animals allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms (speed: 25+ Mbps)

Parking

    • Free secured onsite self parking
    • Wheelchair-accessible parking on site

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle on request (available 24 hours)*

Other information

    • Smoke-free property
    • Caters to adults only

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Reviews

Tikitam Palms Boutique Hotel Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

10

Cleanliness

10

Location

9.8

Staff & service

9.6

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The restaurant offered excellent evening meals with a new theme every night and the F&B team went above and beyond to provide a great dining experience. (4 reviews)
  • The pool area was nice and well-maintained, perfect for relaxation. (4 reviews)
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10/10 Exceptional

Outstanding place to stay! Very quiet and relaxed. Staff was wonderful.
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10/10 Exceptional

Amazing resort, perfect for relaxing and the friendliest staff with the F&B team going above and beyond. We had a lovely private dinner on the beach on our last night which was a perfect end to an unbelievable stay. Highly recommended and will be back.
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10/10 Exceptional

Very Caring Staff

The service was exceptional. Very friendly and caring staff.
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10/10 Exceptional

I spent four nights at the hotel and had a really fantastic time. Upon arrival I was greeted by very friendly staff and taken too my villa (Masai). The path to approach was surrounded by shrubbery which hide elephant shrews. Soon after I settled in I received a fruit platter and complimentary glass of white wine. At 5-6pm tea and cake was served at the bar every day. For dinner I was expecting a buffet, but instead I had a six course meal varying the menu every night. Chef was fantastic! The villa itself was spotless, very large and all the staff were superb I would like to make special mention of Maria one of the waiting staff who stood out. This is a great place if you really wish a bit of peace and quiet after safari. I would definitely revisit this hotel. I could not fault it.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel in forrest surrounding

Very friendly staff settled in a beautiful surrounding. Great pool, and everything is so clean. We felt really looked after. How ever, it said in various sites that there is a beach here, it is, maybe 25 sq meter in total, but with no acces to the sea, there is a very large ref.
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10/10 Exceptional

We loved Tikitam!

Really nice small resort! Great food and service. Nice pool area and sunbeds. Friendly cats and a gang of monkeys was fun. One evening live local music. Very calm so for romance and relax, not party. Wine and drinks available.
View to beach
Bathroom Sultani villa
Welcome wine and drinks
Sultan i villa bedroom
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10/10 Exceptional

Everything was perfect, particularly the staff
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10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel. Lovely and quiet. The perfect place to relax
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10/10 Exceptional

Superb! This has by far been the most luxurious and calm hotel stay my husband and I have ever experienced. If you are lucky enough to find an available room/villa here - book!! The area and gardens are so beautiful and well kept. The staff is amazing, so calm, personable, happy and polite. The food is amazing with a new theme every night. The rooms and villa (we got to see both) are stunning. The spa treatments are great. Each time we had a question, the whole staff, and when applicable even the manager, were so engaged in helping us. We thought that we during our stay in Zanzibar would want to visit different beaches, but we decided to stay in the hotel and the beach here every day since it was so perfect. Paradise! We did not want to check out.
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10/10 Exceptional

The staff here are absolutely wonderful, the service is fantastic, the room was perfect and my stay was relaxing! This is the place to stay if you just want 100% downtime and quiet. I had planned a very ambitious and busy stay in Stone Town following my stay here, so I wanted this portion of my trip to be relaxed. I couldn't have chosen a better place for peace and quiet. The premises is really pretty and I walked around a lot, seeing Red Colobus and Blue Sykes Monkeys and petting the various cats. In the evening, the air smells incredible . There isn't much of an ocean beach area, but there is a long floating pier that is nice to walk out on and the pool is kept beautifully. This is a small boutique hotel and there were only 4 other people there when I stayed, which contributed to the quiet. I did not take advantage of the spa services while I was there and can't review it.
Complimentary wine/fruit at arrival
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10/10 Exceptional

Fantastiskt litet boutiquehotell

Ett fantastiskt litet boutiquehotel med duktig och personlig personal. Vackra byggnader och vacker trädgård. Fint poolområde. Enda negativa är att det inte går att bada i havet pga all tång på stranden.
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8/10 Very good

Das Personal ist sehr zuvorkommend. Das Zimmer war bis auf die Klimaanlage wunderbar. Die Gartenanlage ist wunderschön. Die Abendverpflegung hervorragend. Einzig der Strand ließt zu Wünschen übrig, da er voller Seegras war. Wir konnten ihn nicht nutzen.
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8/10 Very good

Vi hade fantastiska dagar. Men! Det finns ingen strand och att bada i havet är inte ett alternativ. Så trots det exklusiva och härliga så saknade vi möjligheten till promenader och fysisk aktivitet. Inget gym. Ett gym hade gjort hela skillnaden. Två tre dagar hade varit perfekt. Tips är: börja semestern här, varva ner och mys, men åk sedan till ett annat hotell där ni kan röra er mer
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4/10 Fair

Les extérieurs sont jolis et bien entretenus, jardins, allées..) Par contre, je n’ai pas du tout apprécié ma chambre, avec un revêtement au sol en synthétique ( imitation parquet) ainsi que dans la sdb ( imitation marbre ) mais chaud qd on marche..) La literie est de mauvaise qualité ( matelas mousse ordinaire) draps en coton mélangé, la climatisation est bruyante et peu efficace, il n’y en a pas ds la sdb. Ce n’est pas digne d’un 5 étoiles D’autant que j’ai pu comparer avec l’hôtel précédent où j’ai passé le début de mon séjour ( parquet, plafond cathédrale, Clim dans toutes les pièces, literie de qualité..) Le personnel est agréable ( Merci à Zena, Zaina, Amiri ..) Par contre, honte au manager Gertrude, qui vous promet de gérer, et vous rappeler et ne rappelle jamais.D’ailleurs , je n’ai pas vu 1 seul manager venir voir ses clients au cours de la journée ou de la soirée,..étonnant !!
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10/10 Exceptional

Ottima soluzione per coppie. Hotel tranquillo e con molte attenzioni. Possono migliorare il ristorante che è di qualità ma con poca scelta di portate e diventa difficile cenare oltre i primi due giorni
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10/10 Exceptional

Sehr ruhige Lage in einem tropischen Regenwald gelegen. Die individuelle Bedienung am Buffet war sehr gut und lecker. Wer weißen Strand möchte, da gibt es bessere Lagen
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10/10 Exceptional

Sejour premium

Sejour luxe bien être cocooning le personnel était à nos petits soins un grand bravo au cuisinier qui nous a permis de découvrir les saveurs de zanzibar
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Tolles Erlebnis.

Freundliches Personal, schöne Anlage, gutes Essen.
Verified review

8/10 Very good

nice spot for quiet holiday

The stay was amazing, great spot to chill out and really get a quiet holiday. The villas are so beautiful 😍 Couple of things that could have elevated the trip. The pool to be regularly cleaned would have been nice. Everyday it was full of bugs no matter what the time of day! Would also be great for there to be a better bar service from the sun loungers plus all day snack menu! Staff over all were absolutely excellent and super friendl.
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10/10 Exceptional

Very good hotel
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10/10 Exceptional

Jederzeit wieder

Super schönes und sauberes Hotel. Das Essen war sehr lecker und der Service top. So war ich zum Beispiel am ersten Tag krank und das Personal hat sich um mich gekümmert, als wären sie meine Mutter. Es war der ideale Ort für unsere Flitterwochen. Sehr ruhig und romantisch. Zudem kann man SUP, Kajak... um sonst hohlen und um sonst Billard spielen. Auch kann man an der Reception Touren buchen. Leider hatte es am Strand viel Seegras (saisonal bedingt). Aber man kann sich beim Hotel Strandschuhe holen und als wir ca. 50m ins Meer liefen, war der Strand super schön. Und der Manager spricht deutsch. Vielen Dank für alles!!!!
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10/10 Exceptional

At Tikitam, we felt at home from the very first minute. All members of staff as well as the manager were absolutely friendly and helpful at all times. Everyone was eager to make our stay as comfortable as can be. Besides, the food and drinks were remarkably delicious and prepared with passion. The room was decorated nicely according to its theme and the interior was well-chosen. Moreover, everything was perfectly clean. Tikitam is located within a wonderful piece of nature and for those who want to spent some relaxing days, it is the perfect place. We are absolutely happy to have spent one week here and would definitely recommend it!
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10/10 Exceptional

Fantastique, innoubliable

Nous sommes restés 5 jours dans ce havre de paix, le genre d'endroit où on aimerait passer toute une vie. Le service est irréprochable, vous serez accueillis par Dolleen et Ian qui sont d'emblée très attentifs à vos demandes. Nous avons séjourné à la Bahari villa qui offre une sublime vue sur l'océan, ainsi qu'un accès "pieds dans le sable". L'établissement est intimisste, avec 4 villas et 4 chambres, très loin de l'ambiance club de vacances. La plage, bien que quelque peu rocailleuse, est réellement privée et vous n'y croiserez aucun passant ou touriste. Vous l'aurez rien que pour vous. Le restaurant offre des repas d'une très grande qualité. On vous proposera un menu pré-defini quotidiennement, mais vous ne serez jamais déçus. De belles découvertes culinaires vous attendent. Il y a un vrai lien qui se crée avec les membres du personnel qui sont absolument charmants et sincèrement bienveillants. On recommande sans aucune hésitation! Merci à Ian, Dolleen, Jumani, Rebecca et tous les autres.
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10/10 Exceptional

The most incredible vacation

This property is incredible and the staff was overwhelmingly friendly and helpful. We enjoyed every ounce of our recovery time after Kilimanjaro and I would recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a slice of heaven in Zanzibar.
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10/10 Exceptional

Superbe hôtel idéal pour un séjour au calme et reposant. Le personnel est adorable, toujours disponible, souriant, tout comme le Manager et son épouse qui ont toujours à cœur de rendre le séjour le plus agréable possible. Magnifique endroit parfaitement intégré au paysage environnant. C’est un lieu où on se sent bien. Le restaurant sert des plats très bons. Magnifique décoration.